diff --git a/charts/tasko-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/charts/tasko-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index 8e2071c..f06589c 100644
--- a/charts/tasko-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/tasko-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ spec:
           protocol: TCP
         env:
         {{- toYaml .Values.backend.env | nindent 8 }}
+        - name: DATABASE_URL
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "tasko.fullname" . }}-secrets
+              key: database-url
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /